[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57890-57891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25404]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7569-5]


Science Advisory Board Staff Office; Advisory Council on Clean 
Air Compliance Analysis; Notification of Upcoming Public 
Teleconferences for Its Subcommittees and Special Panel and a Public 
Meeting for Its Special Panel and Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office is announcing a 
public meeting and a public teleconference of the Advisory Council on 
Clean Air Compliance Analysis Special Council Panel for the Review of 
the Third 812 Analysis (Council Special Panel). It is also announcing a 
public meeting and a public teleconference of the Council's Air Quality 
Modeling Subcommittee and a public teleconference for the Council's 
Health Effects Subcommittee.

DATES: October 15, 2003. A public teleconference for the Health Effects 
Subcommittee (HES) will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern 
Time).
    October 23, 2003. A public teleconference call meeting for the 
Council Special Panel will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern 
Time).
    October 24, 2003. A public teleconference call meeting for the Air 
Quality Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. (Eastern Time).
    November 5-6, 2003. A public meeting for the Council Special Panel 
will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. November 5, 2003 and from 8:30 
a.m.to 5 p.m on November 6, 2003 (Eastern Time).
    November 7, 2003. A public meeting for the AQMS will be held from 
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m on November 7, 2003 (Eastern Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting location for the November 5-6, 2003 meeting of 
the Council Special Panel and for the November 6-7, 2003 meeting of the 
AQMS will be in Washington, DC. The meeting location will be announced 
on the SAB website, http://www.epa/sab in advance of the meeting. 
Participation in the teleconference meetings will be by teleconference 
only.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to 
obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the 
teleconference meeting may contact Ms. Sandra

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Friedman, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office, at telephone/voice 
mail: (202) 564-2526; or via e-mail at: [email protected], or Ms. 
Delores Darden, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office at telephone/
voice mail: (202) 564-2282; or via e-mail at [email protected]. 
Any member of the public wishing further information regarding the 
Council Special Panel or the Council's Subcommittees may contact Dr. 
Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. EPA Science 
Advisory Board (1400A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20460; by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564-4562; or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. General information about the SAB can be found 
in the SAB web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, 
Notice is given that the Council Special Panel and the AQMS will each 
hold a public meeting and the HES will hold a public teleconference 
call, as described above, to advise the Agency on its plan to develop 
the third in a series of statutorily mandated comprehensive analyses of 
the total costs and benefits of programs implemented pursuant to the 
Clean Air Act.
    Background on the Council Special Panel, the AQMS, and this 
advisory project was provided in a Federal Register notice published on 
February 14, 2003 (68 FR 7531-7534).
    The Council Special Panel and the Council subcommittees will be 
providing advice on the review document, ``Benefits and Costs of the 
Clean Air Act 1990-2020; Revised Analytical Plan for EPA's Second 
Prospective Analysis'' currently found at the following website, 
maintained by EPA's Office of Air and Radiation at: http://www.epa.gov/oar/sect812/ under the link ``Study Blueprint and Charge Questions 
Electronic Copy.'' This link provides electronic access to the Revised 
Analytical Plan, the ``change pages'' given to the Council in July 
2003, and the detailed review charge questions.
    The public meeting for the Council Special Panel, described above 
is planned for the Council to provide advice to the Agency on remaining 
charge questions related to its review of the Revised Analytical Plan 
for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis. These charge questions include 
the Agency's plans for valuation and its plans for addressing 
uncertainties associated with the analysis.
    The public teleconference for the Council Special Panel is planned 
to prepare the Council for its public meeting and to discuss the 
Council Special Panel draft report ``Interim Installment: Review of the 
Revised Analytical Plan for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis'' posted 
on the SAB website as a draft report (consult the following page: 
http://www.epa.gov/science1/drrep.htm).
    The purpose of the public meeting for the AQMS is for the AQMS to 
provide advice on the Agency's plans for air quality modeling.
    The public teleconference for the AQMS, also described above, is 
planned to prepare the AQMS for its public meeting, which will focus on 
the Agency's plans for air quality modeling.
    The purpose of the public teleconference for the HES is to discuss 
a draft report entitled ``Advisory on Plans for Health Effects Analysis 
in the Analytical Plan for EPA's Second Prospective Analysis--Benefits 
and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1990-2020,'' developed during the HES 
public meeting on August 28-28, 2003. That meeting was previously 
announced in the Federal Register on July 30, 2003 (68 FR 44766-44767). 
The HES draft report will be posted on the SAB website (on the special 
page for Draft Reports at http://www.epa.gov/science1/drrep.htm) in 
advance of the meeting.
    Agendas for the public meetings and teleconferences will be posted 
on the SAB website ten days before the dates of those events.

Procedures for Providing Public Comment

    It is the policy of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff 
Office to accept written public comments of any length, and to 
accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. The EPA SAB Staff 
Office expects that public statements presented at its meetings will 
not be repetitive of previously submitted oral or written statements. 
Oral Comments: In general, each individual or group requesting an oral 
presentation at a face-to-face meeting will be limited to a total time 
of ten minutes (unless otherwise indicated). For conference call 
meetings, opportunities for oral comment will usually be limited to no 
more than three minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes 
total. Interested parties should contact the Designated Federal 
Official (DFO) identified above at least one week prior to the meeting 
in order to be placed on the public speaker list for the meeting. 
Speakers should bring at least 35 copies of their comments and 
presentation slides for distribution to the participants and public at 
the meeting. Written Comments: Although written comments are accepted 
until the date of the meeting (unless otherwise stated), written 
comments should be received in the SAB Staff Office at least one week 
prior to the meeting date so that the comments may be made available to 
the committee for their consideration. Comments should be supplied to 
the DFO at the address/contact information noted above in the following 
formats: one hard copy with original signature, and one electronic copy 
via e-mail (acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, 
or Rich Text files (in IBM-PC/Windows 95/98 format). Those providing 
written comments and who attend the meeting are also asked to bring 35 
copies of their comments for public distribution.
    Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation 
to access these meetings, should contact Dr. Nugent at least five 
business days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can 
be made.

    Dated: September 30, 2003.
Vanessa T. Vu,
Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.
[FR Doc. 03-25404 Filed 10-6-03; 8:45 am]
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